Dowry Death: Implications of Law

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
K S Latha ◽  
R Narendra
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Penal Code ◽  
Unique Form ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Indian Penal Code

The giving of dowry on marriage is a widespread custom in India, but the attitude of society towards this practice is neither uniform nor consistent. ‘Dowry death’ is the result of a unique form of violence suffered by Indian women. The existing legal provisions relating to dowry and dowry deaths are summarized, and the role of the Indian Penal Code is discussed. Case reports are presented.

The Facilitators II: Law and ‘Justice’

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-139
Author(s):  
Deana Heath
Keyword(s):  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Police Violence ◽  
Colonial India ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries ◽  
Law And Justice ◽  
And Training ◽  
Indian Penal Code

This chapter continues the exploration of the ways in which torture was facilitated in colonial India begun in Chapter 2 by analysing the role of the judicial system in such a process. It argues that the creation of an enabling legal environment for torture was vital to the construction of India as a regime of exception. The chapter examines how, although extra-legal torture was enshrined as an offence in the Indian Penal Code and other legal provisions were made during the course of the nineteenth century to make it more difficult for the police to commit torture, the law, and with it the wider judicial system, ultimately did little to limit their official discretion to do so, most notably through privileging confessions over other forms of evidence. The chapter also considers the nature and operation of the judicial system in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, particularly how the recruitment and training (or lack thereof) of magistrates and judges, colonial evidentiary norms, the over-reliance on medical testimony, the management of police violence extra-judiciously, and the lack of separation of powers between the judiciary and the executive enabled police torture.

scholarly journals Cybercrime Regulation through Laws and Strategies: A Glimpse into the Indian Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Annappa Nagaratha
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Penal Code ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Indian Experience ◽  
Cyber Space ◽  
The Law ◽  
Indian Penal Code

Cybercrimes in India is increasing at an alarming rate. Though various legal provisions under the conventional criminal laws including form the Indian Penal Code, could be used to regulate the cybercrimes, yet the changing nature of these crimes necessitated adoption of a new law framework. Thus, the Indian Information Technology Act was enacted in 2000 but seldom could regulate cybercrimes since it focused on promoting and facilitating e-commerce and e-governance. This Act underwent amendment in 2008 to accommodate provisions essential to regulate cybercrimes as well as protect data and privacy on cyber space. In addition to the law, other strategies were designed and adopted to better regulate cyber offences including announcing cyber security policies, constituting institutions to take care of certain concerns including those relating to critical infrastructure information, etc. This paper aims to provide an overview of the approach adopted in India primarily the legal approach adopted to regulate cybercrimes. Additionally, other strategies adopted by India is also reviewed in brief. Despite these, since cybercrimes are technical as well as dynamic in nature, there is a need to constantly review and revise nation’s strategies, which is also one of the objects of this paper.

Suicide Pact Survivors: Some Observations

1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 295-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
K S Latha
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Penal Code ◽  
The West ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Indian Penal Code

Interviews with seven survivors of four suicide pact pairs are examined. In the majority of cases the instigator is more likely to be the male member of the pair. Absence of past suicidal behaviour, and some socio-cultural aspects surround the Indian pact member, in comparison with the West. The existing legal provisions relating to criminal liability for complicity in suicide of another person are summarized. The role and attitude of the Indian Penal Code in dealing with suicide pact survivors is discussed.

scholarly journals Cybercrime Regulation through Laws and Strategies: A Glimpse into the Indian Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64
Author(s):  
Annappa Nagarathna
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Penal Code ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Indian Experience ◽  
Cyber Space ◽  
The Law ◽  
Indian Penal Code

Cybercrimes in India is increasing at an alarming rate. Though various legal provisions under the conventional criminal laws including form the Indian Penal Code, could be used to regulate the cybercrimes, yet the changing nature of these crimes necessitated adoption of a new law framework. Thus, the Indian Information Technology Act was enacted in 2000 but seldom could regulate cybercrimes since it focused on promoting and facilitating e-commerce and e-governance. This Act underwent amendment in 2008 to accommodate provisions essential to regulate cybercrimes as well as protect data and privacy on cyber space. In addition to the law, other strategies were designed and adopted to better regulate cyber offences including announcing cyber security policies, constituting institutions to take care of certain concerns including those relating to critical infrastructure information, etc. This paper aims to provide an overview of the approach adopted in India primarily the legal approach adopted to regulate cybercrimes. Additionally, other strategies adopted by India is also reviewed in brief. Despite these, since cybercrimes are technical as well as dynamic in nature, there is a need to constantly review and revise nation’s strategies, which is also one of the objects of this paper.

Anti-toxicant Properties of Saffron and Relevance to Protection from Toxins and Drugs

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-283
Author(s):  
Kyriaki Hatziagapiou ◽  
George I. Lambrou
Keyword(s):  
Redox Reactions ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Crocus Sativus ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Nitrogen Species ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Crocus Sativus L

Background: Reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species, which are collectively called reactive oxygen nitrogen species, are inevitable by-products of cellular metabolic redox reactions, such as oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondrial respiratory chain, phagocytosis, reactions of biotransformation of exogenous and endogenous substrata in endoplasmic reticulum, eicosanoid synthesis, and redox reactions in the presence of metal with variable valence. Among medicinal plants there is a growing interest in Crocus sativus L. It is a perennial, stemless herb, belonging to Iridaceae family, cultivated in various countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, Israel, Morocco, Turkey, Iran, India, China, Egypt and Mexico. Objective: The present study aims to address the anti-toxicant role of Crocus sativus L. in the cases of toxin and drug toxification. Materials and Methods: An electronic literature search was conducted by the two authors from 1993 to August 2017. Original articles and systematic reviews (with or without meta-analysis), as well as case reports were selected. Titles and abstracts of papers were screened by a third reviewer to determine whether they met the eligibility criteria, and full texts of the selected articles were retrieved. Results: The authors focused on literature concerning the role of Crocus Sativus L. as an anti-toxicant agent. Literature review showed that Saffron is a potent anti-toxicant agent with a plethora of applications ranging from anti-oxidant properties, to chemotherapy protective effects. Conclusion: Literature findings represented in current review herald promising results for using Crocus Sativus L. and/or its active constituents as anti-toxicant, chemotherapy-induced protection and toxin protection.

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